Rao language
Ramu language spoken in Papua New Guinea
Rao | |
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Rao Breri | |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | western Madang Province |
Native speakers | (6,000 cited 1992)[1] |
Language family | Ramu
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Dialects |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | rao |
Glottolog | raoo1244 |
ELP | Rao |
Rao is a Ramu language of western Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. In older literature it was called Annaberg.
Phonology
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
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Plosive | p b | t d | tʃ dʒ | k g | ʔ |
Prenasalized | ᵐb | ⁿd | ᵑg | ||
Fricative | f v | s z | (h) | ||
Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||
Approximant | w | r | j |
- /w/ is often heard as [β] word-initially and intervocalically.
- /f/ has only been found word-initially.
- /h/ is very rare and may be an allophone of /g/.
- /r/ can also be realised as [l].
Front | Central | Back | |
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High | i | ɨ | u |
Mid | e | ə | o |
Low | a |
Additionally, the following diphthongs have been observed: /ia/, /ai/, /ea/.
Stress falls on the first syllable with a /ʔ/ in coda position. Otherwise, stress is fixed on the first syllable.[2]
References
- ^ Rao at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b c Stanhope, John M. (2004). Rao Organised Phonology Data. SIL International.
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